Deadline: 19-May-25
The Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund (Moorfoot) supports community projects benefiting those living in the Moorfoot Community Council area in Midlothian.
The fund is provided by Greencoat UK Wind, the owners of the nearby Carcant Wind Farm.
Purpose
- The fund provides grants to support charitable activities that:
- Enhance quality of life for local residents.
- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities.
- Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.
- Grants may support a wide range of costs, such as equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, and so on.
Funding Information
- An annual amount of £4,200, inflation-adjusted, will be paid into the fund each year for the wind farm’s operating life, which is expected to be 25 years.
- Grant size: £250 – £1,500
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups and organisations working to benefit people in the Moorfoot area can apply.
- Applications from groups/organisations located out with the fund area will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must demonstrate clear benefit for residents within the fund area.
- Management Committee
- There must be a minimum of three unrelated persons on the management committee or Board. This is to ensure that the group has a range of perspectives and experiences and is not dominated by the interests of a single family or similarly connected individuals.
- For the same reasons, the majority of your management committee or Board members must be unrelated.
- Accounts & Financial Procedures
- You must be able to supply your latest set of approved accounts, unless your organisation is less than 18 months old, in which case no accounts are required.
- For all constituted groups these will need to have been approved by your management committee or Board.
- For registered charities, accounts must be prepared and scrutinised in accordance with the requirements of Office Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
Ineligibility Criteria
- They cannot fund the following:
- Non constituted groups.
- Applications from individuals. However, individuals may be able to apply for funding under any micro-grant scheme associated with a fund, or under some education and training funds.
- General fundraising appeals or activities.
- Trips abroad.
- Costs already incurred or activities which will take place before they’ve decided on an application, i.e. retrospective funding.
- The repayment of loans or payment of debts.
For more information, visit Foundation Scotland.
